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GUSIT.
tor

The amount of gush being exhib>
tied by newspapers about Grover
Cleveland and his wife is simply
ridiculous. The one is President
and the other a lady who occupies
the legal relation of wife. Now as
to their snubbing some other person
or persons, or as to either of them
being worshipped as god and goddess
per Sc is a humbug, and as to working
up an impression that they honor
the Office and not the office them, is
as pure fiction as the old form of
action, wherein John Doe and for
sooth by legal inference Mrs. Doe]
was the legal entity for living being.
1t is plain nonsense. Clap, trap and
hurrah proceedings when well worked
may tickle the risibilities of an ego
fist, but to sober minded people, who
reason upon merit and fact, they fail
as but the yaporing of "a mist. The
people who make the noise are not
the masters nor are they the only
animals in Gods acreage.
because half a dozen grasshop-
pers make the field ring with their
importunate chink, said Burke,
"whilst thousands of great cattle re-
posed beneath the shadow of the
British oak, chew the cud and are
silent, pray do not imagine that
those who make the noise are the
only inhabitants of the field"
So it goes. Gush, brass bands,
big flags, noise, fustian may bag
few magpies, but the sensible PEG
pie, the reasoning scholars, the quiet
thinkers, thousands and thousands
of them, judge the noise as hollow
braying, and worthless, useless snob-
berry. Let Grover Cleveland do his
duty as President and the people
will respect him. Horn blowing and
tooty foot does not raise crops or |
increase the business Of the country. |
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Important Circular.

WASHINGTON, Sept.2l.-The fol-
lowing circular will be issued by act
ing Secretary Thompson tomorrow
"Purchase Of Bonds-Anticipa-
ton Of Interest on the Public Debt,
l887.-Divisions of Loans and Cur
rency, Treasury Department, Office
of the Secretary, Washington, d. c.,
Sept. ri, lSS7.-On and after this
date the government will purchase
daily until October 8, 18S7.-at the
office of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, to be APPLIED to the sinking fund,
United States A per cent. bonds OF
1891, and four per cent. bonds of
1891 and four per cent. bonds of
1907, Acts of July IA, 1870, and
January 90, 1871, upon the follow
ing terms: The A J per cent. bonds
will be accepted at one hundred and
eight and tour-tenths (l08,4,) dur
ing the above stated period and four
per cent. bonds during the remain
der of the present month at one hun
derd and twenty-five, ops and from
October | to October 8, 1887, at one
hundred and twenty four, Q24,)
which prices include accrued inter-
est to date of purchase. The aggre-
gate amount OF both classes of bonds
which will be accepted within the
time above specified, is not to exceed
$4,000, 900, Offers should state
the specific character of the bonds,
whether registered or coupon. No
futher bids for bonds as provided in
circular No.90, dated August 3, 1887,
will be received after this date In
terest due October /, 1887, ON Unit
ed States bonds, amounting to about
S. 500, 900, will be paid on the Goth
instant, without rebate. Hugh S.
Thompson, Acting Secretary.
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More War Literature.

Gen. Longstreet is living quietly
at Gainesville, Ga, writing u book
on the war. As he finishes chap
ter he sends the manuscript to Wash
ington TO have all the dates and fig
ures verified from the official records.
Tne General says 81 expect both
sides to pitch into ne, and / am
taking time to be certain Of my
statements.' Gen. L0n3sti eet's pub-
fishers DO not care to have him say
very much concerning his took, but
it is understood chat the volume Will
create much discussion and will be
Interesting to those who
The technical details Of
the science Of war
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Malone and the Campaign Fund.

Senator Riddleberger in Shenan-
doah Herald says:
DUNG the canvas antecedent to the
nominating conventions tor presiden.
tial candidates in 1884, the Richmond
Wing, was the most violent anti Blaine
paper in the U. S. The Wing, now
democratic, was then General Ma
homes personal property Blaine was
nominated and the Wing patriotically
began to hedge. But for the viru
lence of General Mahone's paper the
State of Virginia would have reversed
the meagre majority of 1000 for the
democratic ticket, and Blaine would
have been president. The current
started by the Wig was too strong to
be stemmed. Public sentiment against
Blaine has been made by the Chair
man of the Republican party in Vir-
GINA, and he could not unmake it.
He beat Blaine before the nomina
tio1. After nomination he partook
of the Blaine campaign fund instead
of stepping down and out as most
gentlemen would have esteemed it
proper to do.
Now, these being wellknown facts,
we would like for this immaculate
chairman to render an account of the
campaign fund of that year If any of
it went into the Wig for any pur-
pose, particularly to redress and re.
fit it about that time, let il be stated.
II there We're any responses to an as
sessment of $1,000 each upon Virgin
la Republican members of Congress,
or any $500 contributions made by
Senators on request, let it be stated
whether all or any of it went to sus
tain the personal property of General
Malone. A man who can dispose
so fuently and use correspondence
reporting results and other matters
relating to a canvasser of party of
which he was chairman, should not
find it hard task to answer few
inquiries so modestly and respectfully
put.
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Ex-Speaker Carlisle.

Several Democratic congressman
elect are quoted to the effect that
Mr.. Carlisle has made serious mis-
take in neglecting to obtain any tes-
timony in his own behalf in the con-
test which involves his title to q
seat in the next House. 70 a Irl-
bune correspondent recently one Of
them said that Mr.. Carlisle might
find That be had placed too much
reliance on the good nature and gen
crosby of the House if he expected
that the majority would regard
the contest with the same contempt
nous indifference which he had
shown that Mr.. Carlisle seemed to
have forgotten that good many
members of his own party in the
House were made to realize last
winter that he was not wholly i'm
partial as speaker, and that some
of them might seriously object to
his re election to that high office
while cloud rested upon his title
to seat.
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Both Engineers Killed.
TWO LOCOMOTIVES DEMOLISHED IN A
TERRIBLE RAILROAD COLLISION.


DUBUQUE, Iowa, September 49,
Two passenger trains on the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
road collided on the curve around
Eagle Point this morning, by which
the two engineers and one fireman
were instantly killed, the other fire.
man and brakeman dying during
the foreDoon--in all, five persons.
Charles Fales, one of the oldest en-
gineers on the road, was on the en-
CINE of the south-bound train, and
Elmer Winchester on the north
bound train. VIM. Richmond and
Edward Cummings were the two
firemcn, and all lived in Dubuque.
John Pernity, of milwaukee. brake
man on the northbound train, was
instantly killed. He was riding on
the engine, so as to open the switch
at Peru, three miles beyond, and the
regular meeting. place of the two
trains. j, J. O'Brien, express mes
senger, and one of the postal clerks
were badly shaken up, but not seri
ously hurt. None of the passengers
were injured beyond few bruises,
except Richsrd Wright, of Holy
Cross, who was coming to Dubuque.
He was injured in the back, but not
dangerously. The two engines were
badly wrecked, and were thrown in
to a shapeless mass. The cause OF
the accident is charged up to the
train dispatcher at La Crosse. The
place where the accident occurred
was at Eagle Point ,one of the sharp
est curves on the road, and where
all trains have to whistle and slow
up This morning they were NOV
ing at good speed, and the engines
could not be seen until within fifty
feet of each other, and too late for
either engineers or firemen to jump
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OUT OF PLACE.

1t is much to be regretted that the
audience should have so far disre-
garded the dignity of the temple of
justice, as to have INDUCED in APP
plause, only suitable to theatrical
performances, during the progress of
the Reardon trial on last Monday
and Tuesday. There was no good
reason why the prisoner should have
been exalted into a hero.-States-
man.
Correct doctrine. The young man
was very ably defended by Messrs.
Faulkner and Walker, and escaped
the meshes of the law through tech
nicalities by having his confession
ruled out. Placing cross ties on
railroad track no matter what their
position, is not creditable act, and
when done for fun, is a very ques-
tionable proceeding, anda species of
fun that requires prompt prevention.
We believe an engineer would be
justi6able in arming himself with a
Winchester rifle and putting ball
through any such such funny opera
tor.
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Delicate diseases o e,.ber sex, how.
ever iaducad, specify and taAcelly cured
Adde'S, ia confidence Wof3 Disg enlafy
Medical Ass5ca ion, Gt,2 Ny.
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Notes and Opinions.

The situation in Massachusetts gives
the Boston Record reason to believe
that the Republicans can carry the
state this year by "A majority Of 10000.
Senator Voorhees, shuts his eyes and
says; 'All this talk about fractional
fight among Democrats in Indiana is
not only without foundation, but is alb
surd.n
Governor Hill got little presidential
boom in Democratic ward caucus last
week when resolution passed by vote
of 2l0 to ~ endorsing him as its first
choice.
If the Republicans nominate Blaine
next year and shoe ordinary sagacity in
conducting the campaign, Senator Blair
OF New Hampshire, has no doubt that
they will succeed.
Candidate Powell. of the Ohio Dem
ocrats, is in the East painting his PROS
poets of election to the gOvernOrship in
the most rosy hues The tariff reduc I.
ton platform will, he thinks, be great
source Of strength TO him.
Congressman Mills, of Texas. having
sneered at the Virginia Democratic
platform. the Richmond Whjg rutorts
by ridiculing the idea Of putting such
an "intemperate, indjscreet blatherskite
al the head Of the most important COM
mittee of Congress.
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- Delicate diseases OF e,.5er sex, how.
ever aducad, specify and la ideally cured,
AAHra.s ina oerF puCe W .etS . Df.. a,,,..,,
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OUR BOOK TABLE.

The AMERICAN AGRICULTURTsT for o.
tober, 1887, offers to its readers greatya.i-
ETY. Of instructive and interesting readiug
over forty writers, many of whom :
prominent experts in their special brane. =
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ute to its pages. The front-page engray-
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Scene another full-page engraving illus
trates types Of various little known cattle.
Among the smaller engraving are noted
farm animals, poultry, plans of dwellings
and greenhouses, new plants and fruit,
and labor-saying implements and contri-
vances for the farm as well as the house
hold. The Boys and Girls Columns are
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partment new and old frauds are handled
with ungloved hands. Price 81 so per
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THE complete novel in LIPPINCorT's
MAGAZINE for October is "Apple Seed and
Brier Thorn" by Louise Stockton, the sis
ter OF Frank Stockton, pleasantly told
story, with an ingenious plot full of OK
quisite fooling which her brother might
himself envy. There are two short stories,
"Abel Perry's Funeral,'' biting satire
on the mania for eXtrayagant funerals, by
Josiah Aliens Wife, and "Zobeide, the
Snake Charmer," a weird, strange story,
by Annie Robertson NoXon. Literary
and Social kecollections of w. d. How
ells'' is an entertaining bit of biography,
by l.. r McCahe,a friend of the novelst's,
who made the latter's acquaintance dur
ing his obscure and struggling youth
There are two of the photographed
sketches for which Lippincott is noted
''The Lesson of Practicality," in which
Junius Henri Browne details his evolution
from wild, dashing, unconventional
journalist to a manufacturer of acceptable
manuscripts for periodicals, and "My EX-
periences as Wood-Engraver," in which
Mr.. j. IL. L. Whitney gives an amusing
and instructive sketch of his professional
career. "Ths Government and the Public
Works." by l. r. Haupt, is an able crit-
cism o: the present management of the Blu
reau of Public Civil Works, with sugges-
tions for its reorganization. The series
of college articles is continued by an arti-
Gle on Social Life at Williams College,"
contributed by James r. Mcdonald, of the
class of'S9. The poems are by Henrietta
Christian Wright, II. w. f., Louise limo
gen Quincy, and Daniel l.. Dawson. The
latter's stanza's, entitled "The Seeker in
the Marshes" are especially fine and
strong Our "Monthly Gossip" and
Book Talk" are entertaining as usual
Evening capital., 1887-01-15
THE LAND or LAKES.
Strange Sights That are to be Seen I'm
FinIand-Rough Travelling.


FinIand-Isough Travelling.
Finland is, in the language of the
country, suomesimaa, 1.-THE land of
lakes, " and this is really the truth, as no
less than one-third is under water. Much
of this is, however, marsh land, though
the lakes Saima, Lodogo, Enara, etc.,
cover some thousands of square miles.
The surface of the country is fat, with
chain Of low hills about the center, the
highest of these being the mountain Aava-
sasa The coasts are deeply indentured
and picturesque, with bold granite cliffs
standing clear out against the deep blue
sky, and many islands belonging to the
Archipelago of Aland dot the surface Of
its western waters. Inland there are
dense forests of pine, fir and birch, which
have strange and enthralling influence
ON the imagination.
Notwithstanding their usually somber
aspect, there are innumerable pleasant
glades in the recesses of these woods,
where the tall, white stemmed birch and
great powders, covered with lichens, crop
up from the grass and form y pleasant
picture; beside this, the lakes have a
beauty-solemn and romantic-which
can scarcely be found elsewhere. The
landscape, too, dotted with numerous
windmills, and the church towers, built
apart from the places of worship, present
strange pictures. From these towers the
night watchmen sound their horns or
play upon triangles as an alarm of fire.
Often in the dead of night great blaze
on the horizon win tell of some forest fire.
These are mainly owing to the careless
ness of the peasantry, and, combined
with the great expectation of timber and
It's lavish use for firewood and for build
ing purposes, have caused great rise IN
its value within the last few years.
Travelling in the country, though cheap.
is not always pleasant. Many of the roads
are what would be described as .cordu-
roy that is, having rough logs laid
across, over which ones vehicle bumps
and jumps IN manner calculated to make
the bones sore for considerable time af-
ter O Journey The velocity with which
the natives send the carriage down the
hills is also likely to try the nerves of any
not to the manner born. Most persons
posting through Finland have their own
vehicles-wheeled ones for the summer
and sledges for the winter-and they
change horses at each stage of about fif-
teen versts (ten English miles,. Should
you have to trust to the post house for
conveyance you are more likely than not
condemned to travel in a cart without
springs and hard seat with no back to
it, or an ordinary work eledge The
charge for posting is little enough, being
ten Finnish pennies I'D. English) per
versts and the driver is required by law to
take you at the rate Of one Swedish or
seven English miles per hour. Foreign
Letter.
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The pre-eminence Of Webster, Clay,
Calhoun and other 4.giants in those
days overshadowed mon who would
otherwise hove proved tlsena9clvcs mas
ters. Ability Of the GTgt class ID now
dwarfed and cramped for s:n1ilar reasons.
Capable leaders win spring up when
given On opportunity. How many Of
the great generals Of the late war were
known outside Of limited circles a quarter
Of a century ago? Whenever needed the
man and tho opportunity viii stcp for
ward and shake hands. Little Rock
Ark Gazette.
Evening capital., 1887-01-15
In a West African vIIIace.

One product, however, this parched
soil yields in inexhaustible abundance,
and that is dust In every street, in
every square it lies piled ankle deep,
ready for the use of any wind that may
arise. The first gust that stirs this min
iature Sahara ushers in ec1ne beyond
the power Of words to describe Wagons
and oxen loom through the driving storm
dim and spectral as Nightmares. Ladies
hold down their wells or The curtains of
their htters with the grasp Of desperation.
Foot passengers come charging blindly
past with lowered hc&Gs, pressing
shadowy hands to half seen faces, while
here and there and everywhere the view
less tormcntor leaps and dances Ike q
mocking demon, meeting you ct every
turn with scientific roundhand wllirl
which sends the hot, prickIy dust tsagliilg
through every fold Of your CLOTHING,
making you as gritty as matchbox from
head to foot and choking your breath till
you have not even the consolation Of
cursing. Africa Cor. New York Times.
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QUESTIONS.

wonder sometimes. when the world lies still
Tired out with ell earth's turmoil strife and
noise
wonder, then, II quite against your win .
Your heart remembers those departed joys
Which. IL not heavenly were almost divinei
Do such thoughts haunt your pillows-they do
mine.
When the blonde head OF the unconscious Day
Lies buried in the soft-dark breast of Night,
wonder IL your willful fancies stray
Back to that season OF supreme delight
When our fair ship skinned DER Loves summer
Sea;
Do such vain dreams pursue yous-they do me.
Down thro' the aching silence Fate let fall
Between our souls. does your rebeliious heart
Sometimes send forth a wild, impassioned calf
often think hear your voice, and start
With sudden rapture. DO you think 1t true
That souls can hear thro' space, or deaths-I do.
New ties, new pleasures, Ill my life, and yours.
So far away our past seems, oh, 50 far!
And yet think a love like that endurcs
All things, as thro' earth's changes shines q
star;
Sometimes do you feel willing, II you could,
To give up life for that last dreamg-I would.
Ella Wheeler-W Wilcox in Frank Leslie's.
Evening capital., 1887-01-15

Another thing that is of still greater
potency in keeping content among the
toiling masses of China is that they arcto
such vast extent their own employers.
They have among them no vast manufac.
turing concerns, where hundreds, or even
thousands of men, employed Ia similar
work, are all but parts of a gigantic ma
chine, and subject to the same conditions
of existence, with perhaps an equal hope
lessness of ever attaining any other posi-
ton than that of subordinate dependency
There are very many thousands Of men
manual labor in China, who carry on
business ON their own account, who In
herit their little business from line Of
ancestors, and whose personalities arer rep
resentative of generations Of contented
workers. If individuals have been SO
fortunate that the demand for their work,
by reason of its excellence. or cheapness,
or for any other reason, has come To ex-
ceed what they and their children can
supply, they employ their relatives. A
man children, grandchildren and neph-
ews arc not likely to be ill-trcafed in
the matter of employment by him, on to
organize labor unions to protect them~
selves against him, or inaugurate strikes
to cripple his business, and injure both
him and themselves. The worlxingmcn
have no trades unions, and do not need
them. The one solitary feature possessed
by some of those organizations that would
be of use, VIZ, beneficiary character, they
already have ngreat perfection. In
every Chinese city, town and village there
are societies to care for members III case
of sickness and bury them when they die.
Mr.. Lieu, of the Chine1e consulate, In
New York Sun.
Evening capital., 1887-01-15

The death liSt Of the past sixteen
months includes these miro r1c1 who
have bcca presidents, VICE presidents or
can6 idafe5 bcforc the Tcople FOR one Of
tacso cssicn5: Cen. Grant, Cen. NIcc9ci-
Ian, Thomas A. Hendricks. 3. Cratz
Brown. Gen. Hancocx, Horatio Seymour,
David Davis. Chester Al. Art14ar, Charles
Francis Adams. Boston Transcript
Curiou. statistical Isecord.
One Of the most curious statistical
records recently completed d that of DR..
Saizmann. Of EAling, II yVurtemberg.
lie found, On going over the ancient
records Of Esling. that ID the Gixfeenth
century the average duration of olifo
among the physicians wan s9.5 years. III
the Seventeenth. 4J.e; Ia tie Eighteenth.
45.8, while at the present TINS The playisi-
clans q Wurtemberg reach the vely Ia
voratle average Of 5G.a years. H.wolsid
appear that tins very greet increase ia
longevity wn8 due to tEie disappearailce
OF the pest ard the great dininufion III
the number Of tgphus epidernics The
black death q bl1ck pct Of the Eoti1-
feernla eentufy. decifnated tIie p6acli.
toner of that epoch. Giy de Cllauliae
suffered from Il twice ard recovered !,
Chalia IL Finafin' asaccskahed 'sicag0
Heroli
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4 OST.-Sunday evening. going to st. Anne's
- Mission. q gray FUR CUFF. Finder will
please return same 70 No. Church Circle.
Jl0-Iw MRS. HARDWOOD IGLEHART.
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DLEAsANT ROOMS and BOARD. can be
had at No. l6 Maryland Avenue. I5w
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EOR sALE.-A Black Walnut suit OF Parlor
FURNITURE. good as new. VIII be sold
cheap. Apply ut this office. illw
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NTANTED,-Two gentlemen to take room
wv for the protection OF an old lady and
daughter. Cali and see-terms very moderate.
Inquire at this Office, J3
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EOR SALES IT. SHOW CASE in good con-
It dition. also Awning and hopes complete.
Apply TO w. fl. B0URKE. 90 Prince George